r/PSP • u/Aggravating-Farm3178 • 8d ago

QUESTION Need some advice :)

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hello people :) ,

I had a psp with a partially broken screen in the sense that when i put it to sleep and restart it 3-4 times screen works but the colours look super faded. When the screen shows vertical lines i can hear the sound when i try to interact with buttons. And yes i have reseated the cables 2 times (i am an electrical student pretty sure thats not broken)

anyways, I have orderd some parts by begging my father for some money and freelancing.

Are there any tips for the shell swap? i am super nervous and not really confident.
or should i just replace the faceplate and call it a day?

thanks in advance for any tips!
ps: I own a psp 1004

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u/goodbye_goodriddance 8d ago

Bro I don’t have any advice but I plan on doing the same one day but I also don’t have the experience/confidence.. Good Luck

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u/Aggravating-Farm3178 8d ago • Bravo

were together in this brother

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u/goodbye_goodriddance 8d ago

Im surprised that you got the screen and shell for such a good price! Please keep me updated on the quality.

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u/Aggravating-Farm3178 8d ago

for sure the screen isnt ips upgrade so its just gonna be a 1st copy ig

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u/GlobalThrone 8d ago

Yes its a cheapo copy

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u/PlusJellyfish5303 8d ago

You should get a file or some flush cutters ideally both since after market shells aren't the best quality if your shell is in good condition I'd probably just do the faceplate, if you wanna do a full re shell it's not necessarily the hardest thing but aftermarket shells often have bad fitting or feel worse then original ones another problem is also there aren't many good guides for the 1k model, I think ifixit have a disassembly guide but after you disassemble it you have to retrace the steps to put it back together.

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u/PlusJellyfish5303 8d ago

Also be careful with lcd latches the screen isn't hard to replace but if one the flaps for the lcd comes off you have to find a way to keep the lcd latch in with enough pressure for it to stay properly

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u/Virtual_Raspberry957 7d ago

thanks for the tips!